Economy Class & Beyond

Condor takes delivery of its first Airbus A320neo

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Condor of Germany is continuing its fleet renewal apace, with the first Airbus A320neo delivered to the airline by Airbus. The new aircraft is registered as D-ANCZ. It was delivered from Toulouse to Frankfurt-am-Main Airport, arriving at 16:08. And as you can see - it's got red and white stripes - a rather bold choice. This marks the start of the renewal of Condor's … [Read more...]

Etihad to return its Airbus A380 to Paris

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After the successful relaunch of A380 services to New York JFK, Etihad is preparing to expand its A380 operations to Paris, France. The A380 will return to the Abu Dhabi – Paris CDG route from 1st November 2024. The French capital becomes the third major city to enjoy the Etihad A380 experience after London and New York. As usual, Etihad will offer multiple classes of … [Read more...]

Play Airlines toys with Cardiff

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Icelandic carrier Play is toying with a new destination - the Welsh capital, Cardiff. The flights will commence on the 10th of October 2024, wrapping up after six weeks on the 20th of November. The flights will operate on Mondays and Fridays. So, why such a limited service? Football is the name of the game (and we're talking about the game where you don't carry a ball … [Read more...]

Lufthansa City Airlines prepares to put its tickets on sale

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The first route and ticket sales date has been confirmed for the airline-within-an-airline, Lufthansa City Airlines. Ticket sales for the first destination will be on sale on the 24th of April 2024 with its flight operations commencing on the 26th of June 2024 Lufthansa City Airlines will operate out of its Munich home. The first three destinations that will move to … [Read more...]

Korean Air and Westjet deepen codeshare ties

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Korean Air and Westjet of Canada are deepening their codeshare relationship, to provide more transpacific destinations to its customers. Korean Air will begin selling flights on WestJet’s new route between Seoul Incheon and Calgary, which will launch on 17th May 2024. Flights on the newly launched Seoul Incheon - Calgary route will operate three times a week using Boeing … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Surprise, Surprise! AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare (Main Cabin Extra)

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AA87 London Heathrow Terminal 3 to Chicago O'HareTerminal 5 (Main Cabin Extra) Surprise, Surprise! It's time for some alise seat fun across the Atlantic. We'll play a game - how many times did I nearly fall out of my seat when dozing off? Plus some lots of passenger experience notes along the way.  But will there be feet? That's the question you should really be … [Read more...]

oneworld launches its 25th anniversary cocktail 

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At Economy Class and Beyond, we do love a little tipple now and again (and well within moderation). The oneworld alliance is celebrating its 25th anniversary with... a cocktail. The alliance has partnered with The Connaught in London by serving up a new, signature cocktail to mark its 25th anniversary. The cocktail is called ‘The 25’. It was poured for the first time … [Read more...]

British Airways to move to Chicago O’Hare departures to Terminal 3

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In news that I can only describe as "positive" British Airways is to change terminal at Chicago O'Hare, with departures being routed through Terminal 3. A sign you won't see soon - a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER parked up at Chicago O'Hare Terminal 5 as it loads for a return flight to London Heathrow.  Beginning on Thursday 25th April 2024, British Airways … [Read more...]